Kim Onette Starr was born in 1956. She graduated in 1977 with honors accompanying a degree in Professional Illustration and Advertising. In 1981 Kim and husband Patrick moved to the island of Hawaii. For five of the nine years Kim lived on the island of Hawaii, she resided in Holualoa on the west (or Kona) side of the island and in April 1984, Holualoa became the first location for Kim Starr Gallery. In January 1997 Kim and Patrick opened Kim Starr Gallery in Hanapepe, a small historic town on the south-west corner of the island of Kauai. The Hilton Hotels, Sheraton Hotels, The Villas at Mauna Kea, Punahou Cliffs, Commodore Club, Honolulu, are a few of the larger projects Kim has been commissioned for featured paintings. Mr. Ian Snowden, fine art appraiser, commissioned Kim Starr to create a painting with a celebrated piece of silver from the Snowden Collection. This painting was completed and featured a Silver Flask from George Bernard Shaw to Howard French, New York. The painting is now in the Snowden Collection. Kim's most recently commissioned work is a pair of large oil paintings on canvas which hang in the entry of the newly remodeled Sheraton Waikiki Resort Hotel lobby. Publications featuring Kim Starr include: Victoria Magazine, New York, Salon Trends, Decor, Harry Lyons, Kona Coast, & Waimea Gazette.